Wilderness Yoga Adventure
with 'Vedantin' Ping Luo and Bryan Russell

Join us for a journey inward as we venture out into the wilderness of the Sierra Mountains.
Enjoy this fully guided backpacking and yoga trip as we practice yoga in the mountains with certified wilderness instructor and certified yoga teachers Vedantin Ping Luo and Bryan Russell. We will awake each morning with a meditation and gentle yoga practice and conclude with a high pranic yoga practice in the afternoon" Energized by wonderful vegetarian food, we will hike along the trail during the day enjoying the company of others, reflecting on our thoughts and basking in the California sun. There will be plenty of personal time to reflect, read, and explore the surroundings.

Living as a true yogi in modern life, 24 hours a day, is a focus of the retreat. Through daily asana, chanting, meditation, pranayama, and control of activity of thoughts, even off the yoga mat during our daily adventures, a state of peace, joy, happiness, and bliss can be reached and the true Self can be realized.

Dates:  July 7-9, 2006

We will carpool from the Sivananda Yoga Center in San Francisco (located at the corner of Arguello and Frederick on the south side of Golden Gate Park) at 7:00 AM on Friday July 7. We will return to San Francisco between 7:00 and 8:00 PM Sunday July 9.

Leaders:

Bryan Russell                Vedantin Ping Luo

Is this Trip for you?

This is a fully guided yoga and hiking adventure. We will be backpacking 3.5 miles into our basecamp, and will go on a day hike on Saturday. We will be in the backcountry for Friday and Saturday night sleeping in tents, using outdoor facilities and carrying our share of group food and gear. Participants need to be comfortable sleeping in tents and sleeping bags.

No yoga experience necessary.